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I've been playing a lot of shadow warrior 2 lately with the gamepad and I'm loving the hell out of it. However, it got me thinking about gamepad controls for these kinds of games.
First person games rely on both triggers to handle the action (LT to Iron Sights, RT to fire weapon). In First person melee games, RT is ALWAYS the attack button but Left trigger is always different depending on the game . There are two methods developed for these kinds of games and I like to know which ones you think is the best.
-Left Trigger to Block/Parry
Examples:
Skyrim (when not duel wielding)
Chivalry medieval Warfare
Dark messiah of might and magic
Condemned 1
Riddick : escape from butcher bay
War hammer end times ? (Not sure, checked it out but never played it)
-Left Trigger for other attacks
Examples:
Shadow Warrior 2 (special sword attacks)
Skyrim (when duel wielding)
Zeno clash (powerful left punch)
Dishonored (has a block button but mapped to Right bumper, Left trigger is used for powers and guns)
Dead island / dying light (LT is used for throwing weapon)
If you were to develop a first person game going on consoles with a huge emphasis on melee combat, what would you use the left trigger for?
Also, I double posted by accident. Whoever said in charge here, can you get rid of the duplicate thread? Thanks.

If you have a copy of mass effect 1, or gta 5 , you can experiment with this tactic. Just so you know i had a difficult time trying to gunbutt somebody in gta 4 because of the strange controls. Not sure if its better in gta 5.

I've been thinking about making up controller ideas for shooter games for the fun of it for a while but the one thing that is bothering me, the melee attack. I would like to know what do you think it is better.
So far, I have come up with 4 methods of melee attacking in our games, which one do you think is better.
1 Click RS : Commonly found in modern shooters like Call of duty, Far Cry 3/4, and Battlefield. Most of the time, you just stab with a knife, then quickly re equip your current gun.
2 -Tap RB : Found in Later halo games like Reach and Bungies latest game Destiny. Very convenient because you don't need to remove your thumb off the right stick to press B.
3 -Pull RT if close to an enemy: This method is very rare but very interesting . In games made by Rockstar Studios like GTA 5 and Max Payne 3, you can gunbutt enemies only by moving in front of them as opposed to shooting at point blank range. Mass effect 1 does this for some reason as well. I do not think there is a dedicated melee button in these games.
4- Equip melee weapon in order to melee: To hit something, equip a melee weapon then use your fire button. Commonly found in old school games like Doom but a common tactic in Counter Strike. Very challenging to use.

Hi, I just started getting into game development myself after downloading Unity. I tried it out and thought it was daunting but I'm willing to become familiar with it over time. I also know that there is the Unreal Dev Kit 4 and I was told it was easier to use (please someone confirm this to be true or false if you can).
I would like to make a first person game myself and eventually would like to make it melee based (Think Chivalry Medieval Warfare and to a lesser extent, Skyrim and Dishonored). Which engine would you prefer me to learn if I were to take on an ambitious project like this?
Of course, i would have to make something easier via the official tutorials so I can just learn the interface of both engines , the above game is something I am thinking about down the line as my skills hopefully improve.
Thanks in advance

I did have a hand in doing some C++ but that was like years ago and forgot literally everything. Basically, I have zero knowledge of coding as a result. I'm no programmer but from my time with the Unity tutorial mentioned above, I may have to get familiar with it again .

Hi, I just started getting into game development myself after downloading Unity. I tried it out and thought it was daunting but I'm willing to become familiar with it over time. I also know that there is the Unreal Dev Kit 4 and I was told it was easier to use (please someone confirm this to be true or false if you can).
I would like to make a first person game myself and eventually would like to make it melee based (Think Chivalry Medieval Warfare and to a lesser extent, Skyrim and Dishonored). Which engine would you prefer me to learn if I were to take on an ambitious project like this?
Of course, i would have to make something easier via the official tutorials so I can just learn the interface of both engines , the above game is something I am thinking about down the line as my skills hopefully improve.
Thanks in advance

Hi, I'm looking up what free game engines I can download by I am looking for one that allows me to create a 3d game either in first person or third person (Maybe both). I tried Game Maker but I found out that if I want to do something like this, I may have to pay for a premium version (Please correct me if I am wrong).
So far I am thinking of Unity and the Unreal Development Kit but I saw paid versions of both engines and I am not sure if any of those would give me the same issue. I am doing more research on them in the meantime.
Any help on this would be appreciated. Thanks.

Note: Please let me know if this is in the wrong section, direct me to the right forum and I will re post there. Thanks.
Hi, I'm looking up what free game engines I can download by I am looking for one that allows me to create a 3d game either in first person or third person (Maybe both). I tried Game Maker but I found out that if I want to do something like this, I may have to pay for a premium version (Please correct me if I am wrong).
So far I am thinking of Unity and the Unreal Development Kit but I saw paid versions of both engines and I am not sure if any of those would give me the same issue. I am doing more research on them in the meantime.
Any help on this would be appreciated. Thanks.